dover1906 asked:

The ceramic tile in my kitchen is cracked at a lot of different spots. My guess is the previous owner didn’t put a thick enough plywood before installing the ceramic tiles. I want to replace them, but I just realized that right now my floor is perfectly leveled with the hallway and living room and adding more plywood would screw it all up. What options do I have to get around this issue?

Question posted courtesy of: Adam

tippydog asked:

My parents are remodeling full bath and were wanting to use ceramic tile. However, we went looking at flooring and store we were at sales limestone ware, and sales guy said that this flooring is better than ceramic because it stays warm, easy to clean, uses a sealant instead of grout, doesn’t break and is much easier to install. His store is the only store in our area that carries this flooring so we can’t look at other stores, but he also said that limestone ware is used on the east and west coasts. Anyone agree with him or should my parents stick with ceramic flooring?

Question posted courtesy of: Gene

janearlymosaicer asked:

I am looking to mosaic over a glazed ceramic teapot. What is the best glue for this, please can anyone help

Question posted courtesy of: Ethel

lightcommastix asked:

We’re renovating an old house, and the ceramic tile on the bathroom walls is just awful. I’d like to replace the wall tile with beadboard. The tiles appear to be mortared directly onto the drywall. Is it a good idea to install the beadboard directly over the ceramic tile? Or should we chip of the tile or remove the lower portion of the drywall? I’d like to do this as easily as possible, but not at the risk of shoddy workmanship.

Also - all the beadboards I’ve looked at are either painted or primed on the front surface, with a bare wood surface on the rear (glued to the wall). Is it advisable to paint/prime the rear surface as well before installation? With all the steam and moisture in a bathroom, I can envision the panels buckling. Is there a particular paint/primer that seals off from moisture particularly well?
The beadboard = large sheets of paneling available at Home Depot/Lowe’s, not individual planks.
The beadboard won’t be IN the shower - we’re installing a tub with an enclosure.

I’m just referring to the steam and water that will inevitably be thrown around withe regular bathroom use.

Question posted courtesy of: Melvin

Bond asked:

We are installing ceramic tile on a substrate that has some adhesive residue, carpet was glued to a contrete floor. The carpet has been removed but there is still some adhesive residue on the concrete. Is it necessary to scrape off the adhesive before applying thinset? Will the tiles lift if we dont?
the adhesive is on fairly thin, my knuckles are killing me.

Question posted courtesy of: Gladys

rrkr asked:

I am about to tile my bathroom. Have about 100 square feet to do. The builder (5 years ago) put down a decent looking peel and stick tile, but tastes change. Bought the ceramic tile I want, and started to “try” to get the peel and stick up. It has notched trowel marks under the few square inches I did get up, so apparently, it was glued down. It just breaks off in small peices. The plywood sub floor is very solid. What are thoughts on laying over existing surface
and, mastic or thinset, if I choose to lay over. I feel like I can “etch” the surface and clean it to accept mastic. Any help is appreciated.
Thanx

Question posted courtesy of: Joan

luke hamilton asked:

does anyone know any companies or businesses that do graphic design/ or any design on cermacis(e.g cups, saucers, plates, teapots etc)?
looking for research for coursework AND to get something done

Question posted courtesy of: Martha

vintagex50s asked:

All relating to POTTERY/CERAMICS. For a high school class.

1 Difference between organic and geometric shape.
2 A 2-d element with height and width, such as a silhouette or outline, is called a(n)? How might this be used in ceramics?
3 A 3-d element with height, width and depth is called a(n)?
4 Why contrast is important to a work of art.
5 How would you define slip and greenware?
6 ______ helps to hold the clay particles together. It helps a fired clay piece look smooth and waterproof. (slip?)

Question posted courtesy of: Brittany

woodybmi asked:

I want to take my girlfriend to a pottery studio. I think it would be a lot of fun to make a special custom piece of pottery for each other. Where can find information on this? I live in the Metro Detroit area.

Question posted courtesy of: Kathleen

samrox34 asked:

We’ve installed glazed ceramic tile in our basement over concrete. We understand that ‘glazed’ tile does not have to be sealed. So, we’ve sealed the grout only. Because we have dogs that sometimes have accidents and that we’ve had a few instances of water seeping in to our basement, we think extra protection for the tile may be a good idea. Can we use tile sealer over glazed ceramic tile? Would it hurt anything? Can it help? Or is it really unnecessary?

Question posted courtesy of: Daniel